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I'm europoor. What fun outdoor stuff do you recommend doing? My life is boring as fuck, and I want fun stuff to happen.I'm overweight, but I used to cycle a lot. I cycled the fuck out of my immediate area, including multi-day trips after moving to a bike-friendly country, but at this point I feel like I've cycled everywhere and everything feels boring.When I'm on holiday I sometimes do some easy hikes. That's usually quite fun. I was planning to go on a camping trip this summer, but in the last moment I changed my plans and this year I'm planning to go to Norway in December instead to see Northern Lights.So yeah, something I could do over the weekend would be very cool.
>>2709915Probably move to Canada (where your picture was taken) or move to the US, so that you can actually go /out/. Otherwise take up indoor hobbies.
>>2709926Would love to live in the US a few years but I can't be bothered with the whole visa process
>>2709915Most of the contintent is very well covered by rail and you can get some decent deals on tickets by booking in advance, mosty with plenty of options to take your bike. Go see Bavarian forest or Spanish countryside, just get off your ass + do something.
Finland was cool. Get on the train to Rovaniemi. They have a really cool museum about the arctic there.
Sunset Edition
>>2709881n-no vikings here
NTA but does anyone know which seaside / riverside towns have the wealthiest monasteries?
>>2709887Vatican City is a safe bet
>>2709898Noted
>>2709910Bud if you're serious about taking on the Vatican with a viking longship I want in
These goddamn overpriced oversized ugly pieces of shit need to be fucking banned.They are not /out/ they are for lazy fat pukes who just clutter up beautiful woodlands with these hideous unnatural things.They are just rich assholes flexing their wealth while taking enjoyment away from everyone else.These people deserve to get eaten by bears for polluting nature with shit like this.
>>2709972>clutter up beautiful woodlands with these hideous unnatural things.If you are only going places that a vehicle like that can get to, you aren't really going /out/.
>>2709974What are you doing for your next larp?
>>2709972I like to go online and rate places as being "big rig friendly" when they aren't RV accessible at all to see if boomers will get their shit stuck
>>2709972I bet you'd get upset if someone set up solar lights around their campsite because artificial lighting is "unnatural."
>>2709976no just takes out the RV, you bring out all the toys and RV is basecampI will admit I did not understand it until my buddy fixed up an old RV and we used it as basecamp over a period of weeks while harvesting firewood for his home in a national forest. It was pretty clutch in those circumstances.
I am thinking of ditching my tent and matress and sleeping bag for a tarp and a hammock.Any experiences on this?
>>2709951>>2709959Thank you for the detailed writeup anon. I'm saving it for next time I'll try some hammock camping so I can check I got it all right. Immediately while reading a few things are interesting that I hadn't considered before, my Ridgeline is a diy solution made of 550 parachord rather than dyneema, which will have more stretch as a result (though still not too much). Food for thought I guess. My hammock is a decent 350x220x140 so that should be fine for me (184 cm tall). If you don't mind me asking, what tarp did you get on Ali? Their flames creed one looked decent, I just want some reinforcement around the attachment points ideally and some of the cheap ones don't seem to have that.The under quilt protector is an interesting idea. I only hammock camped on the summer so far, so no need for one yet, but it's good to have that in mind. I usually just use my sleeping bag (a square one that unzips into a blanket) and no insulation underneath, but I do sleep warm usually. If somehow your advice makes the difference and I notice I love hammock camping suddenly, chances are this thread won't be up anymore, so thank you already for taking the time.
>>2709630based, i basically mentioned some things you didn't. i personally hate sleeping on the ground, partly cuz i had no real sleep system, but the first time i practiced with the hammock, it was ultra comfy. so much so that i worried about falling asleep in the park and finding out that future doctors and lawyers had stolen all my shit>>2709865>>2709866based, i'm coming from the east coast as well (new england). to be honest, i wish i did more research and practice before buying what i "thought" i needed. i've since decided that a continuous ridgeline with dutch hardware is the simplest and easiest setup, so now i have a couple of these now-useless loopalien things that cost $9 ea. also, while tying warbonnet tarpticks to their titanium stakes works fine, the dutch flea stakes are 1 solid piece and cost like $0.25 less each. though i will say that a ridgeline organizer and a tarp condom were very wise purchases, especially cuz i wear glasses and am always afraid of breaking them while /out/
>>2709964Compared to on a sleeping pad in a tent. Aren't you following the thread?
>>2709967Mine is branded 3F UL Gear but looking at the pictures, it might be exactly the same product. The guylines, pullouts and the material look identical. My carry bag even has the same blue string.
>>2709971I'm sure they do (or would if they tried), they just choose a tent due to other factors than comfort.
I Hear about this cool beach near me that has "singing sand" where the sand makes an interesting sound when you play with it. I look on how to get there. They charge $30 for parking and $10 per person to access. all the nearby beaches with no old boomer hag making you pay for parking and "walking fee" are resident only parking and cops prowl for any filthy out of towners and give out tickets. Don't you absolutely hate it when locals go out of their way to make public natural places like the ocean inaccessible to outsiders?
>>2709321Its not the same public you grew up with, boomer.
>>2709094Ask me how I know you're not white. >>2709100Ok Rabbi.>>2709200Ask me how I know you're not white.>>2709321I think 90% of America should be protected nature reserve and you morons should stick to your concrete prisons.
>>2708982And where would you get the land to enlarge the parking lots? Take it from people around you?Being elected local mayor doesn't mean shit. Every little corner of the world is run by a little club, whether you see it or not, and if you're not in it, they have ways to make sure you can't do shit.
>>2709834paying for beach access parking is kinda cucked. most coloreds can pay like $10 or whatever for parking. i grew up with private (to the community) beaches in a community where my grandparents bought a cottage for $4k, that's now worth $400k and the neighbors' house sold for $1m and the1/2acre of undeveloped land next door sold for $325k. this is the real way to keep coloreds off the beach
>>2708924>No one, therefore, is forbidden to approach the seashore, provided that he respects habitations, monuments, and buildings which are not, like the sea, subject only to the law of nations.” The Justinian Code, 530 AD.That shit is still true today and firmly established in American jurisprudence. No one can stop you from accessing the shore entirely. Go forward to the sea, anon. Let no one stop you from exercising your natural rights.
How does Appalachian forests and nature compare to west coast forests like in Washington, Oregon, or Northern California. I ask because I spend most of my free time exploring the forests in Oregon and I'm planning a move to the other side of the country within a year and my main concern is if I'm going to get the same sense of wonder I get over in the west over in the east. I've heard southern appalachia is better what is everyone's opinion? I know the trees are thinner but what else
>>2708572>I've never been to a publicly accessible natural area: the post
>>2709016scaremongering: the post
>>2703613Cool golf course.
>>2708975>You are going to have a much greater concern with deer ticksTrue.I'm not much of a hiker in the traditional sense,more of a bushwhacker.Typically I'm out target shooting,foraging mushrooms,or taking pictures of plants and animals.I'll hike miles through every type of landscape imaginable,and it never ceases to amaze me how inconsistent ticks can be.Sometimes you'll pick up dozens of them,other times,none.I'll get them on me walking ten feet on my lawn,and sometimes none after 12 hours in the sticks.I hate it.You always have to be on guard with these fuckers,and it wasn't always like this.
>>2704579>Holy fuck you're a big timber shillAhhh so you're the hempcrete hippie doofus. You always out yourself as a low IQ schizo eventually, but you should get a trip so we can avoid replying to you before you reveal yourself.
Old thread hit image limit >2654791Here's a dump from my latest trek. What can you guys ID?
what sort of shroom is this
Morels are poppin' in southern IL all the way up to Effingham friends.Ground temps way above normal. If you wait until mid April you will be too late.
>>2709163I'm heading out tomorrow. They're popping here too. I'll report back later if I find anything worth sharing.
>>2707849smol
>>2709278No luck finding morels this weekend. But I did find several Helvella vespertina. There were a couple nice looking specimens, but most were past their prime.
Are there any modifications i can make to a regular back pack to make it more rucking friendly? I just do the occasional 5-10 mile hike and dont really need an expensive hiking bag, but I do like to throw some heavy shit in there from time to time just to make it more challenging. Are there any DIY mods I could do make this bag comfy with like 25-50 lbs in there?
>>2709888>Are there any DIY modsNo. Just get a pack that suits your needs.
>>2709888>diy modsYes, exercise more.
>>2709888Regular bags are usually pretty durable but very heavy because they're designed to have like 30 pounds of book in them for every day for multiple years and get thrown in lockers. And they don't have anything like load lifters, frames to distribute loads or external straps. So those would be areas of improvement.
Suck my cock, hippies
>>2709934If you keep talking like that you're gonna get raped FYI
based
>>2709933city fags spend hours building them specifically to give me the satisfaction of taking 0.4 seconds out of my day to knock them down
>>2709738It's very nice, it's a good thing to make the outdoor a happy place, even if only for a moment.Good things comme to your trails, friend.
>>2709587You'd like that, wouldn't you? Not gonna happen, shrimpie.
>topThinking man's tool, timeless design, natural wood handle, folds into a compact and secure form factor, shallow bevel makes for a precise and agile cutting edge >bottomPlebeian implement, plastic handle reminiscent of your mom's vibrator, blade too thick, bevel too steep, constantly falling out of sheath (also plastic)I will accept no arguments to the contrary.
>>2709743hey just out of curiosity did your mom drink during your pregnancy?
>>2709850Didn't include pic
>>2709857I hate those things. The handle is too thin and hurts my hand whenever I’m trying to slice shit with some pressure
>>2709871>tripfagopinion discarded
>>2709871Like anyone gives a fuck what you hate, tripfag
how do you deal with disabilities, thing wrong with you out of your control. bad eyes, joints, anything else that can hinder you?
>>2709414i limp back home everytime i go out
i have Osteopetrosis, basically, my bones are garbage, im 29 and have broken my hips 4 times already lmao, but other then that i also have Hemochromatosis, but that doesnt really play in.i just take more frequent breaks, know that "pushing" for just making a few more kilometers is a bad bad bad idea, better to arrive late then to be absolutely fucked up next morning. also, pain meds dont make the source of pain go away, so if i start hurting, its time to set up camp and rest for the dayalso, i dont take any fucking chances, cliff looking a little too steep? slippery rocks? nah im not fucking with that, rather walk around if i can because i know, if i fall, that might be my last time on two legs
>>2709414I get cluster headaches. Only happened once on a trip but more or less the same as at home. Just stay in place feeling terrible for a day or so.
>>2709437stop drinking alcohol, caffeine and stop eating anything with added sugar. Your skin reacts to what you eat and eczema. Most skin issues are diet related... hell, most health issues are diet related.
>>2709832dont trust this guy, drink more alcohol
+5 points for unwashed wool Irish sweaters+4 points for family heirlooms+3 points for sweaters made by your mom+2 points for alpaca and bison+1 points for army surplus0 points for blends-1 point for scratchfags-2 points for moth holes-3 points for "I used to have.."-4 points for cotton-5 points for microplastic wardrobeTally up, /wg/.
>>2700599>heard youre talking shit about me boy
Imagine how traumatic it must be to have your entire warm and protective coat shaved completely off by some uncaring farmer.I hope you guys think of that when you wear your bloodjackets.
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>>2709917no ewe
Man I liked his stuff but he really comes off as a prick
>>2688035If any of what he wrote comes off as dickish, it's because you're the target audience of his note on parasocial relationships. Touch grass.
>>2707661who's that?
>>2688035>>2709555I don't know who this is and I don't understand why people keep bumping the thread.
>>2709804The sperg that made this thread to advertise himself as the second coming of VH.
>>2688884It's never that serious.Fingerprints?? For trespassing??? get real
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>>2709735I live in Iowa, not that part, though. Fucking terrible. One anecdote to share. I asked the DNR a stocking question on Wednesday and got an immediate response. They might not be doing much about the situation (maybe they can't do anything).>>2709766That area is only in moderate drought. Where I live, it's severe drought, and our waterways look better than that.
>>2709766>>2709811Just wait till the algae bloom happens. What a shit show.
Skid, you sold me like 100 olive wooly buggers a few years ago, where did you get the 1/32 oz unpainted jig heads from? I'm getting into fly tying. Also can you recommend any good beginner flies or learning material? So far I've just tied marabou jigs for steelhead.
>>2709929I got em from Avid max, they were Pepsi supreme unpainted jig heads if I recall correctly. I hate to say it but wooly buggers are the best fly to learn to tie as a beginner. They teach thread control, proportions, ribbing, counter ribbing, and if you stray from normal chenille theyll teach dubbing techniques, too.Zebra midges are easy but also easy to fuck up, classic hair wing streamers are fun and I tied a lot of those as a newbie, and dry flies are cool but hackle is expensive. If you really want to tie dries, you can do almost all of them with grizzly, brown, and black, or some combination of them. Also if you get half capes they cost less and you'll find out what feathers you really use. No one beats Whiting farms dry fly hackle. I learned to tie on youtube, watch people like Tightline productions, gunnar brammer, the feather bender, Kelly gallop, in the riffle, fly fish food, and countless others. Tie patterns that look fishy to you, and dont just watch the pattern, watch the technique.
>>2709975>PepsiWapsi*